Necktie



Jan. 8, 1929.

J. c. woLLMAN NECKTIE Filed Jan.

@Sep/z 6i Wbllwn, BY ZZ uvz/.ENTOR- ATTORNEYS.

WITNEssEs Patented Jan.. 8, i929.

meer; c. WOLLMA, 0F Famine-treni, Wasserman.

NECK'TE.

Appneaeianl fneufJ'a-'nuary 1e, lee-7"; Serrat No'.- leegoi'e.

This invention relates Ato neekties, and,

vmoreA particularly to neekties of the .four-in connectiofiv withiiecltities so madefr'om woven fabric',A it was necessary tof'henfi thepointed tipsto avoidienposureof-theraw fabric edges; while in the: caseo'ft'ies niade from knitted fabric it wastnecessalry'tooveredgerstitchthe ra'rsv febric edges to'r prevent rafveling, with conseqiient.presentation of unattractive finish at the'f-pointed' endl tips.-Moreover, by virtuevof being" of a single fabric thickness, such pointedtips had ai tendency to curl or roll', thereby creating aspect ofunti'diness aft-erthe' ties were worn! for af-tirne.`

The chief aina of the; presenti invention is tor4 overcometlie -sever'alobjections` above noted7 andfthis.desideratu-niI attaiii,l ashereinafterl fully explained-through provision of point-endednecktiesforrnedlof double fabric thickness throughoutl and distinguishedby folde d perimetr-cl edges devoid of anyV visible searnin'ftz)` oredge stitching-ontheir front faces.

A further object-ofrny invention is to secure the foregoing advantagesin neclties through a very simple and inexpensive methodof yn'ocedureinAthe course of manufacture. In the drawings, Fig. I shows the fabricblanltlflromwhich I forinf rn'y improved tie;-

lig. IPI shows the first step' in which the blank is folded'longitudinally to bring its edges'intosuperposed relation; y

Fig. HIT shows theblanlz after conversion into a tube throughoverledgestitching of the superlp osedulongitudinal edges' and unitingof the `edgesat the'ends. y

Fig. lVisa transverse sectional View along Uheline lf'V-@fV in'Fig.IH. l

Fil'V isfalviemsimilar to Fig. TV,-show ing the manner in which the rawedges of the fabric along the longitudinal seain' areconcealedfthroughrever'sal oftl e tube.

Fig. Vlis'a'fragmentany per'spective'view 4 showingthenanner-infwhieh apressing form is used to Hatten the tubular blank anelito determine'theslfi'ape of the finished tie ends.

indicated by eieariewgvrpvrr in Fig. vi. F VIH is a' sectional' view,talen indic-ated" by the arrows VUT-#VIII i171 TV1 IX is a2 view,similartoll41 ig. VIQshowing. theV end of the tie after pressing andirenioval' of the' shaping forrnl Fig. X view,si1nilar to Figu- D,showing-the final finisl'i'i-ng,`- step in' accordance' with myinvention. I e n 1 Figs'.- XI and XH, respectiyel-y,- show front andrear views of the'finislred tie.-

In carrying out my vin've'n'5i0n,\a blank such as depicted at B'inFigg-- i's forfnfredi froinl suitable textile' inateriall @which .may beeither woven or knitted fabric) preferably by cutting with the aid of'aprole template: `151s shown,-the bla-nk- B' is comparatively narrow atits central region and: divergent towaird opposite' ends,l said!endslbeinggry square-'cut as at l5 and diagonally incised at thecorne-rs asatll e s Y The blank B" thus prepared is. first foldedlt'ingitudinally,n as illi'istr'atjedl in Figs? II; with its edgesinadetoy coincidef alll ar'jund'v The. overlying edges'of the sqluarelcutendsl'are thereupon united bystit'chingas l'fFi-g. HiT-'preferably upon anLoveredge sewing machine of the"Merrow ype. In-likefmafnnerthesuperpose'd loiiglituclii'ia1 edges l-S are sewed together' as at 19'along? the intervalbetween the pointsa-c (Fi'g ITE) somewhat inward'ofthe ends'lrwith resultant'conversionof-the'blanl BofI Fig. T int-othetube T ofFigTlthatis closed except atftherf'egions of thediagonalincisions 16;

The tubev T is next turnedinsideout or reversed soith'at the raw'fabricec gesfas well astheincre"proininentjloops'ofthe stitchings 17 andv l9,are concealed 'inr manne-r which willbe readily apparentfroniig. V.

The/tube T is now boarded, that' isf to say, a fiatv sectional shapingforni '20 of metal-#orthinfwoodis introduced in such a manner thatthelo'ngitudin'alL seain 19eis brought to cent-ralf position lengthwiseof one ofviis faces Incidental tothe step'just -d"escribed7 the sewedportions'l (iFigII-I) of' the tube betweenl the" incisions` 1f6 arecreased alongcomple1nentarily-inclined lines which are showny bydotssand-dashes inf Fig. IlI extending-between pointsl atopposite'side's of the tube'v T, withprovisionof av triangular-shapedpocket into whicl'i-the resulting free triangular ends may beretroverted, in an Vobvious manner, by infolding along the line -adbgor, said ends may be left free to extend into the tube T. At the sametime the contiguous or free tabs 22 (Fig. III) remaining at theincisions 16 are tucked in and under with determination of folds alongthe line b-a-b and formation of transverse retroversions at 23,seeiFigs. V I and VIII.

' After steam pressing by which the tie is permanently given the shapeof the form 20, Aas a final step, the transverse folds 23 at oppositeends of the tie are secured by hand sewing to the free edge of thetriangularshaped pocket, ZJ-C-J), as shown at 24 in VFig. X. From Fig.XI it will be observed that as a result of the above procedure, thefront face of the tie is left absolutely intact; While at the rear asshown in Fig. XII, the

' seams 17 and 19 are continuously aligned and intersected by the sewingalong the transverse retroverted edges 23.

The tie of my invent-ion thus becomes a double thickness structurethroughout with a continuous folded edge forming its perimeter, thetapered ends thereof being entirely closed, proof against thepossibility of curling, and distinguishedby a neat and attractive finishat the back. ,v Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. The method of making neckties which comprises longitudinally foldingan elongated fabric blank with square cut ends and diagonally-incisedcorners to bring its vedges into coincidencek all around, seaming theoverlying yedges of the square cut ends,

uniting in like manner the superposed longitudinal edges to points nearopposite ends of the blank in converting. the same into a tube,flattening the tube with Vdisposal of its longitudinal seam medially ofone of the flattened faces, and retroverting the sewed end portions byfolding along complementarily inclined lines backward upon thelongitudinally-unseamed face of the tube with resultant formation ofpointed tips.

2. The methodvof making neckties which comprises longitudinally foldingan elongated fabric blank with square cut ends and diagonally incisedcorners to bring its, edges into coincidence all around, seaming theoverlying edges of the square cut ends, uniting in like manner thesuperposed longitudinal edges to points near opposite ends of the blankwith provision of terminal unseamed tabs in converting the same into atube, flattening the. tube with disposal of its longitudinal seammedially of one of the flattened faces, retroverting the sewed endportions by folding along complementarily-inclined lines backward uponthe longitudinally-unseamed face of the tube with resultant formation ofpointed tips, andretroverting the unseained tube.

3. The method of making neckties which comprises longitudinally foldingan elongated fabric blank with square cut ends and diagonally incisedcorners to bring its edges into coincidence, all around, seaming theoverlying edges of the square cut ends, uniting in like manner thesuperposed longitudinal edges to points near opposite ends of the blankwith provision of terminalunseamed triangular tabs in 'converting thesame into a tube, flattening the tube with disposal of its longitudinalseam medially of one of the flattened faces, retroverting the sewed endportions by folding along complementarilyinclined lines backward uponthe longitudinal unseamed face of the tube to form pointed tip pockets,retroverting the triangular tabs aforesaid remaining at the regions ofthe diagonal corner incisions uponL the `inner seamed face of the tubeby folding along a line extending transversely of the flattened tube,and securing such transversely folded edges to the adjoining tip pocketsby sewing.

4l. The method of making' neckties which comprises longitudniallyfolding an elongated fabric blank with square cut ends anddiagonally-incised corners to bring its edges .into coincidence allaround, seaming'together the overlying edges of the square cut ends andretroverting the resultant free triangular opposite ends of the blankwith provision` of terminal unseamed triangular tabs in converting thesaine-into a tube,pressing the tube thus i formed flat with disposal ofthe longitudinal seam aforesaid mediallfyof one face thereofy andincidentally shaping the sew'ed end portions by creasing alongcomplementarily-inclined lines into pointed tips, and finally steampressing the tie to give it permanent shape. y

5. As an article of manufacture a tie fashioned to tubular configurationfrom a blank of textile material with a seam extending longitudinally ofits back, and having pointed end tips formed through folding of thematerial at the ends of the black along complementarily-inclined linesand secured by vsewing to the back face of the tie.

6. As a new article of manufacture a necktie having pointed end tipsformed to double A

